GreyOrange Launched AI-powered Butler PickPal To Revolutionise Autonomous Fulfilment In Logistics Centers

The AI powered Butler PickPal revolutionizes picking high-mix SKU inventory

 ·         The latest innovation for high-speed auto-fulfilment, Butler PickPal, unlocks the next level of efficiency and cost savings in the order picking process

·         Collaborative robot combines AI and Machine Vision to revolutionise picking high-mix SKU inventory in e-Commerce fulfilment Centers, delivering twice the throughput

·         Using sophisticated Machine Learning, it decides and picks a large variety of packaging types up to 4kg (8.8 lbs)

Robotics and Supply Chain Automation Company GreyOrange announced its beta launch of the new-gen Butler PickPal, an autonomous picking solution, at LogiMat 2018 in Stuttgart, Germany. The Butler PickPal is powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Vision to unlock the next level of efficiency in the order picking process. It works seamlessly with the goods-to-person GreyOrange Butler™ robotics system which enables warehouses to manage high-speed operations by automating order picking and fulfilment.

Akash Gupta, Chief Technology Officer, GreyOrange

The Butler PickPal addresses the challenges arising from the global boom in e-commerce as orders need to be fulfilled faster and accurately with more cost-efficiency as competition intensifies. Vertical and horizontal e-commerce industries that operate with a huge number of high-mix SKU inventory, require the shortest order-to-dispatch time and accurate piece-picking.

Designed to revolutionise the auto-fulfilment process, the Butler PickPal reduces remarkably the time taken during order fulfilment, by identifying and picking products from shelves quickly and accurately. The PickPal is a collaborative robot, which works alongside a warehouse operator to pick, consolidate and fulfill orders, and together can achieve 500-600 picks per hour; easily doubling the throughput from the same picking station. More details are available at http://www.greyorange.com/pdf/Butler_Pickpal.pdf

The innovative combination of a scanning system and a 6-axis robotic arm delivers a unique solution that cuts down the time required for processing and picking orders. The Butler PickPal uses sophisticated Machine Vision algorithms to identify the SKU to be picked from the shelves. Using AI-based order processing, it can manage up to 48 orders at the same time.

The Butler PickPal can handle different packaging types such as boxes, pouches, bottles and vacuum-sealed packages. It can grasp items up to 4kg (8.8 pounds). Using Machine Learning it devises the strategy to pick each item from the densely packed SKU inventory using a versatile gripper. It can identify and handle over 100,000 SKUs of the most popular products commonly found in its e-commerce operations.

The new Butler PickPal will be deployed in selected sites by mid-year. It is expected to set new standards in operational efficiencies for picking velocity and throughput. The Butler robotics system from GreyOrange has been deployed internationally in distribution centers in Japan, Hong Kong, India, Europe and the Americas, reducing cost per shipment and enhancing productivity at its warehouse operations.

Meet with GreyOrange on 13-15 March 2018 at Hall 7, Stand F49, LogiMAT 2018, Stuttgart, Germany; register here. Contact info@greyorange.com  

Hannover, March 13, 2018